David Luiz showed the bad side of his defensive duties. His lack of pace was evident every time he was caught up the pitch.

Hired as an antidote to the acerbic Conte, former Napoli boss Sarri admits Chelsea are under-cooked following a hectic pre-season that has left him with little time to drill his players in the attacking philosophy that made his time in Italy so entertaining.

Guardiola has not always looked so at ease, and been so forthright and honest, before the English media - a fact that makes the forthcoming fly-on-the-wall Amazon documentary chronicling City's spectacular title-winning season eagerly anticipated. Sarri has completed two signings so far, with Jorginho and Rob Green joining the team.

The Blues faithful who anticipated the launch of Sarri-ball at Chelsea were left disappointed.

Despite the return of several stars though, a number of youngsters should be starting against Chelsea.

However, not all is doom and gloom for the Blues. Usually, patience at Chelsea doesn't last that long, so Sarri is in a hurry to have his ideas work.

While to many the Community Shield is only a glorified friendly, some see it as a shot at silverware not to be sniffed at and Guardiola's pleasure was clear after adding to last season's Premier League and Carabao Cup crowns.

"We would like to be more intense in the pressing, but it was impossible because the players were absolutely exhausted". On that front, Chelsea came close to matching City as they finished the game with 48% of possession. Guardiola kept his game face on.

Manchester United give Marcus Rashford famous No. 10 shirt
The forward has been impressive in the games he has played in and will be an integral part of Mourinho's team in the new season. The Red Devils are still looking to bring in a centre-back to pair up with Eric Bailly for the upcoming season.

"I think at the end of last season, the knee operation.he suffered the previous years with a little bit of a problem and Ramon Cugat, the best doctor in the world, made the flawless surgery and now he feels free".

Alonso was one of Chelsea's standout performers in a disappointing season, scoring seven times as he was named in the PFA Team of the Year.

On the other hand, City had made 976 and 673 passes in their two games against Chelsea, while the season average was 743.

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But one thing that really stands out for me is that inner drive and determination from this group of players. "Fabulous advert for the game of cricket , isn't it?" "It's just great to be a part of this game", he said.

At least 89 structures have been destroyed, half of which were residential homes, and about 9,200 remain under threat. The Mendocino Complex is two fires, the Ranch and River, which have burned in separate directions for days.

Further production cap increases from OPEC remain a possibility moving forward as prices continue to stabilize . West Texas Intermediate , the US benchmark for the price of oil, was down 0.1 percent to $68.89 per barrel.

Male members of the Druze community consistently serve in the military, in keeping with the sect's values of loyalty to the state. Gen. (res.) Amal Asad Asad said after the meeting on Thursday who previously called Israel " apartheid state " over this law.

He went on to feature only 21 times throughout the previous campaign, contributing with a solitary assist in the process. However, despite links with Manchester United , Alderweireld insists he is focusing on the new season as a Spurs player.

Garbrandt, a native of Uhrichsville, Ohio, went undefeated for four years before suffering his first loss to Dillashaw. He probably has to give a rematch to Demetrious Johnson . "Bring it baby, let's do this", Dillashaw said in response.

The department store chain is now said to be "exploring options to obtain the required investment on the same timetable". EY drew up contingency plans for insolvency as a part of a restructuring deal with creditors agreed last month.

For months, Bredesen and Blackburn have looked beyond the primary and campaigned as if the general election had already started. She calls herself a "hardcore, card-carrying Tennessee conservative" who would fight for President Donald Trump's agenda.

The Chinese government did not specify what types of American products would be affected or when those tariffs would take effect. The US tariffs now in place or threatened add up to nearly half of the value of goods it imported from China previous year .

The Houthis control much of north Yemen including the capital Sanaa and drove its Saudi-backed government into exile in 2014. She also again accused Iran of supporting the Houthis and condemned the Houthi missile attacks.

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